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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This feature 
	allows the configuration of the Python Path of the embedded Python interpreter. 
	It is accessible from the </span></font><a href="toolsmenu.htm">
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	or the context menu of the </span></font><a href="fileexplorer.htm">
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	It pops-up the following dialog:</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Pressing the 
	Add.. button shows a directory selection dialog from which can select a directory 
	to add to the path.&nbsp; The Modify button replaces the selected directory 
	with one chosen using the directory selection dialog. </span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Tip:&nbsp; 
	You can rearrange the order of the directories by dragging and dropping.</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Note that 
	the changes to the Python path apply only to the current session.&nbsp; To permanently 
	change the Python path you can either modify the PYTHONPATH environment variable 
	or modify the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\x.y\PythonPath registry 
	setting.&nbsp; You can also use the PyScripter
	<a href="startup-python-scripts.htm">startup script</a> python_init.py to 
	modify the path.</i></span></font></div>

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